Dancing Illini "Team Match" Team!
Preparing for and participating in competitions is one of the best ways to
become a better dancer. There are several intercollegiate dance
competitions coming up in the spring. Each of these competitions features
a "team match" segment that we'd like to participate in.
If you've never seen a team match, it's a dance contest between college
teams of 8 dancers. Each person dances one dance with his or her partner
and is given a score by the judges. The scores are totaled, and the team
with the highest score wins.
(Don't worry - couples are not out on the floor alone; if 10 colleges
attend the comp, there will be 10 couples out on the floor together.... In
fact, it can be hard to hear the music with everyone on the sidelines
screaming for their team at the top of their lungs!)
To prepare teams of dancers for this exciting experience. The DI is
offering a course which will emphasize technique and competitive styling
for the competitive dancer.
Course: Team Match Preparation Course
Date: 2/17
Time: 8:PM - 9PM
Cost: $10 + DI reg fees
Location: Wesley Methodist church 1203 W Green (Enter off Goodwin)
Instructors: Andrew Tate and Lara Yates
Prerequisites: Some ballroom dance experience and a commitment to
represent the Dancing Illini at one or more
intercollegiate dance competitions:
Ohio State U: March 8, 1997
Heartland (Indy): April 12-13 1997
Curriculum: Fundamentals of Quickstep & Jive (Swing).
There are two objectives for this course:
1. to learn the technique necessary for dancing
competitive figures in the above dances.
2. form competitive teams for the following dances;
Waltz
Cha-cha
Quickstep
Jive (Swing)
Try it out! Just show up - no need to pre-register!
For more information contact:
Andrew Tate
atate@s.psych.uiuc.edu
(H) 367-6229
(O) 333-6605